Partisanship
Chick-fil-A By The Numbers Revisited
The number of Chick-fil-A restaurants in blue states has more than doubled since 2012.
Read MoreRepublicans in the Midst of Best Gubernatorial Run in 90+ Years
Since the election of Barack Obama, the GOP has recorded its best mark in races for governor since the 1920s.
Read MoreMinnesota Democrats Eye Longest Statewide Winning Streak Record in 2022
If the DFL wins all four statewide elections next November, the party will have swept all such races for the last 14 years – a state record.
Read MoreThe Rise of Single-Party State Congressional Delegations
The 117th Congress matches a 60-year high in the number of states represented by just one party on Capitol Hill.
Read MoreTwo-Thirds of States to Have Governor and US Senators from One Party
Democrats or Republicans controlled both offices in just 28 states following the 2014 election.
Read More2018: A Tale of Two Parties
The partisan gap between the number of seats Democrats and Republicans will defend in 2018’s U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races is at its largest in more than half a century.
Read More115th Congress Has Largest Number of Single-Party State Delegations Since 1950s
Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress.
Read More115th Congress Could Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History
If the nation’s six most competitive seats flip in 2016, the upper legislative chamber will tie its mark for the lowest number of states with split delegations in the direct election era.
Read MoreStrange Bedfellows: A Historical Review of Divided US Senate Delegations
Over the last century, states have been twice as likely to be represented by a single political party in the U.S. Senate than have a split delegation; only Delaware, Iowa, and Illinois have been divided more than half the time.
Read MoreHouse Democrats Inch Closer to Becoming a Two-State Caucus
Californians and New Yorkers will comprise a record percentage of the Democratic caucus when the 113th Congress convenes in January at nearly 30 percent.
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